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NEWS GLOBAL

IN BRIEF ‘The Power to Move’:

Contiweb LLC reported that
Seaway Printing, based in
Green Bay Wisconsin, has Canon at drupa 2024
leveraged Contiweb’s lead-
ing-edge non-stop winding
technology to drive major At drupa 2024 (Messe enrich lives and businesses.
productivity improvements
in both their digital and off- Düsseldorf, 28 May – 7 June The Core brings to life
set printing operations. For their offset operations, Seaway 2024, Hall 8a) under the Canon’s ‘World Unseen’ ini-
will be the first in the world to implement automatic splic- theme ‘The Power to Move’, tiative with the Royal
ing on the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 8-color perfector Canon highlighted key part- National Institute of Blind
using the Contiweb CB-N Non-Stop Unwinder and CutStar nerships and initiatives that
reel sheeter. Seaway Printing is a family-owned business demonstrated the power of People (RNIB) and invites
with an excellent reputation in publication production and visitors to experience images,
a focus on continuous operational improvement. The com- collaboration to drive posi- Canon’s ‘The Power to Move’ shot by renowned photogra-
pany purchased their first inkjet press, an HP PageWide T250 tive change and create expe- phers, in a unique and inclu-
HD, with a single unwinder and rewinder. When they riences that enrich lives and variety of causes. sive way. The ‘Printworks’
moved to a new facility in 2024, the company decided to businesses. In line with its At the centre of the Canon
invest in the Contiweb CD-N Non-Stop Unwinder with Kyosei philosophy of living stand was ‘The Core’, offer- area of the Canon stand was
automatic splicing and a Muller Martini SigmaLine Compact and working together for the ing visitors an immersive, about ‘People, Planet and
for the 22-inch continuous inkjet press. What’s Possible’. This annual
common good, Canon was multi-sensory exploration of
ECO3 and eProductivity partnering with a number of print’s emotional impact and project saw Canon collabo-
Software (ePS) are pleased businesses and charities and how technology and exper- rating with ‘The Drum’, a
to announce a strategic will donate 20,000 books tise converge to create imag- global publisher for the mar-
partnership that will push ing experiences that can
automation in print pro- produced during drupa to a keting and media industries
duction to the next level.
With fully integrated and DALIM SOFTWARE at drupa
tailored workflow solu-
tions, this collaboration
will set a new benchmark in efficiency, unlocking more DALIM SOFTWARE across various formats and ogy investments, with a
opportunities for growth. The new partnership harnesses (www.dalim.com), demon- channels, businesses are fac- focus on finding versatile,
industry-leading prepress innovation from ECO3 and ePS to strated its next-generation ing unprecedented chal- scalable solutions that can
deliver an unparalleled workflow solution, seamlessly be easily integrated and built
incorporating every aspect of the entire production process. platform, comprising the lenges in scaling their
By creating certified end-to-end workflows, from customer renowned DALIM ES and operations to meet these upon.
and order acquisition, job and financial management, to DALIM TWIST products, at growing needs. Many organ- Now, the ‘buy vs. build’
production and postproduction, tailored to the specific debate has taken centre
needs of each customer, the partnership will empower drupa 2024, stands Hall 16/ izations are finding that stage, with integration capa-
printers to succeed in a rapidly changing and complex mar- A40 and Hall 7a/D01, dem- their existing in-house bilities and platform consoli-
ket. With a unified user interface, customers will gain full onstrating how businesses developed solutions and leg- dation becoming more
control over their entire production.
can streamline their produc- acy systems are limiting crucial than ever.
“It’s a very good solution tion operations for their ability to expand their Companies realise the need
for flexo platemakers enhanced efficiency and offerings and scale produc- for highly flexible solutions
looking to increase pro- scalability. tion effectively. This realiza- that offer an intuitive user
duction efficiency by As the demand for con- tion has led to a critical experience and powerful
switching to LED exposure
from fluorescent technol- tent continues to skyrocket evaluation of their technol- automation capabilities.
ogy at a very competitive
cost,” is how Adam
Malengowski, Prepress Manager, for Polish flexo prepress Miraclon and BOBST partnership
trade shop Fleksograf studio prepress, describes his experi-
ence with the Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon. In Miraclon and BOBST have Germany have been able to
fact, the company was so satisfied with its experience as a reinforced their strategic see FLEXCEL NX plates in
beta site for the new technology that it promptly installed partnership, with Miraclon
a second Shine LED Lamp Kit at a second production facility. named as the plate technol- action after we installed a
By utilizing customers’ existing fluorescent exposure ogy partner in BOBST’s new FLEXCEL NX System in
frames, the Shine LED Lamp Kit is a simple, cost-effective
route to the advantages of LED, retrofitted in the field in a Competence Center in 2019. Our strategic relation-
few hours — around three, in the case of Fleksograf studio Atlanta. Officially opening ship underscores both com-
prepress. Benefits include consistent, predictable intensity this week, the center is home Their strategic partnership panies’ commitment to
over a much longer operating life (up to 5,000 hours com- to a FLEXCEL NX System
pared to 800 hours for fluorescent tubes), faster exposure and FLEXCEL NX Ultra Marketing Officer, Miraclon, enabling our customers and
times (by 20% or more), and enhanced sustainability due Processing Solution to sup- said, “We’ve been collaborat- partners to achieve their effi-
to reduced waste and less power consumed. On press, the port BOBST’s goal to pro- ing closely with BOBST since ciency, sustainability and
increased plate consistency leads to more efficient printing. duce plates that maximize our partnership in Europe
Fleksograf studio prepress operates across two production the performance of their started more than eight years quality goals with some of the
sites, in Druzyna, Wagrowiec, producing high-quality flexo presses. ago. Visitors to the Bobst best technology and exper-
plates for European wide-web packaging customers.
Emma Weston, Chief Bielefeld Demo Center in tise in the industry.”
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